‘Glee’ alum Becca Tobin’s boyfriend Matt Bendik found dead in hotel room

What a sad, strange story this is, especially since there are so many details for the time being that are still unclear.

According to reports from TMZ, Matt Bendik, a nightclub owner who was in a relationship with “Glee” alum Becca Tobin (Kitty), was found dead at the age of 35 Thursday night in a Philadelphia hotel. He was found face-down by a maid at the hotel, and the cause of death is a part of the current investigation. No foul play is suspected, but there is also no evidence of suicide and there were no weapons at the scene. There was also no mention in the detectives’ report of either drugs or alcohol being found at the scene of the crime.

There is a certain part of even writing this story that feels awkward, given that Bendik was not entirely tied to the “Glee” universe other than his personal life, and we are a site dedicated to covering things related to TV. However, the widespread nature of this story makes it a little difficult to ignore, and we will have some more updates down the road when there is some information out there to share. For now, let’s just send our thoughts and well-wishes out to all of the deceased’s love ones.

Tobin was a key part of the past two seasons of the Fox musical comedy, though her role was diminished significantly along with that of many of the other newcomers to McKinley High in the second half of season 5. There is no word officially about whether she or any of the other “newcomers” to the show (meaning that they surfaced in season 4) will be returning for the final season.

As TMZ notes, this story is made even more eerie by the fact that Sunday does mark the one-year anniversary of “Glee” star Cory Monteith being found dead in a hotel room.

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